Opening Hours
We open at both our Main Nursery and Pre-School from 7.30am until 6.30pm from Monday to Friday, and close for a week at Christmas and on bank holidays, and we offer full and part time sessions.
You can book full days or morning or afternoon sessions. A morning session runs from 7.30am until 1.00pm and includes lunch. An afternoon session runs from 1.00pm until 6.30pm and includes tea. Lunches and teas are prepared from scratch by our chef on site – and are delicious!
Minimum Booking Policy
The minimum number of sessions your child can be booked into the Merchant Square Day Nursery is two sessions per week (one session equals either a AM or PM session).
Please note The minimum booking policy is not applicable to grant funded sessions.
Settling in Sessions
At Merchant Square Day Nursery, we believe that children flourish when their personal, social and emotional needs are met. With this in mind, we offer Settling in Sessions for your child before they start their nursery adventure. It’s extremely important that your child feels safe and secure in their nursery environment before they start permanent sessions at the nursery in Paddington.
What to expect from Settling in Sessions
- We will start to build relationships with you and your child
- You will meet our team and your child’s Key Person
- We will start to find out your child’s likes and dislikes, home routine and any specific requirements such as nap times, meal preferences and comforters
The main aim of these sessions is to ensure that you and your child feel completely happy before you start permanent sessions with us.
Our Nusery Fees and Registration
We calculate fees from booked attendance, based on Merchant Square Day Nursery’s fee structure. We calculate them by taking your child’s weekly attendance fee x 52 (the number of weeks per year) and dividing by 12 to give your monthly payment. This is payable monthly in advance, on (or before) the first day of the month by Direct Debit or voucher.
To book a place we require a £75.00 non-refundable registration fee for a new family (Please note this fee is not applicable for fully funded sessions).
Our Siblings Discount
Should you have more than one child at Merchant Square, we’re happy to provide a 5% discount off your oldest child’s fees. Please ask at nursery for more information on any of the above.
Merchant Square Day Nursery’s OFSTED Report
Ofsted is the ‘Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills’ and their role is to regulate and inspect the education sector to ensure that effective support for children is delivered through the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
After the inspection of a setting, nurseries receive a full report of the inspector’s findings. Ofsted inspects us regularly,
Please call in and have a chat with the Merchant Square Day Nursery team if you’d like to discuss our practice or either report at any time. We’ll be delighted to discuss them with you.